Agriculture Commissioner Candidates Clash Over Eligibility (KXAN Austin)
Two Men Compete, Each Claims Other Ineligible
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Two men competing to be Texas’ next agriculture commissioner each claimed Tuesday that the other is ineligible under state law.
Texas law requires that agriculture commissioner candidates have been, for at least five of the 10 years before the election, "engaged ... in the business of agriculture." That business includes:
- Farming
- Ranching
- Production and sale of agricultural products
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